UNESCO Chair Project: Gender and Vulnerab ility in Disaster Risk Reduction Suppor t

International Seminar on Climate Changeand Disaster Relief
D a t e : 2 O c t o b e r, 2 0 2 1Ve n u e : O n - l i n e

Climate Change and Disaster Relief
2 October, 2021
Taiwan time

10:00-10:30

Activities

Opening Speech
Moderator: Dr. Jin-Long Lu

10:30-12:00

Keynote Speech by Dr. Jau-Ming Chen

12:00-14:00

Lunch

To p i c : I m p a c t s o f C l i m ate C h a n ge o n Re g i o n a l C l i m ate i n Ta i wa n a n dS o u t h e as t A s i aModerator: Dr. Ronni ALEXANDER

14:00-15:00

Keynote Speech by Mr. Michael Siao
To p i c : Tz u - C h i D i s a ste rs Re l i e f M o d e l

15:00-15:30
15:30-16:30

Intermission
Moderator: Dr. Ronni ALEXANDER

Discussion time for 2021 education program
The end of seminarJau-Ming ChenP r of e s s o r, D e p a r tm e n t of M a r i ti m e I n f o r m a ti o n a n d Te c h n o l o g y,N a t i o n a l K a o h s i u n g U n i v e r s i ty of S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y, Ta i w a n

Research interest
Education

Marine Meteorology, Climate Prediction, Climate Change,
Tropical cyclone Analysis, Air-sea Interaction
Ph.D., 1995: Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa
State University, Iowa, USA

Review committee, 2017,
Atmospheric Science division, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Dean, 2013-2016
Professional service

Commission of General Education, National Kaohsiung Marine University,Taiwan

Associate Dean, 2012-2013Academic Affairs Office, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Taiwan

Chairperson, 2010-2013
Institute of Maritime Information and Technology, National Kaohsiung
Marine University, Taiwan

Jau-Ming ChenP r of e s s o r, D e p a r tm e n t of M a r i ti m e I n f o r m a ti o n a n d Te c h n o l o g y,N a t i o n a l K a o h s i u n g U n i v e r s i ty of S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y, Ta i w a n••••Honor•••••

2021, Executive Guest Editor,
Special issue of Terrestrial, Atmospheric, and Oceanic Sciences: “Tropical cyclone variability under changing
climate”.
2020, Excellent Research Award,
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2020, Executive Guest Editor,
Special issue of Terrestrial, Atmospheric, and Oceanic Sciences: “The South China Sea Two Islands Monsoon
Experiment (SCSTIMX): observation, simulation, and prediction”.
2019, Excellent Research Award,
National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2019, Best Reviewer Award (2017-2018)Terrestrial, Atmospheric, and Oceanic Sciences.
2018, Outstanding Research Award,National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2018, Best Article Award, Meteorological Society of ROC: “Climatological Analysis of Passage-type Tropical
Cyclones from the Western North Pacific into the South China Sea. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci.”
2016, Best Reviewer Award (2013-2014)
Terrestrial, Atmospheric, and Oceanic Sciences.
2015,Best Article Award, Meteorological Society of ROC:”Seasonal Climate Associated with Major Shipping
Routes in the North Pacific and North Atlantic. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci.”

Michael Q. Siao
Vo l u n te e r A f f a i r s C o o rd i n a to r / Vo l u n te e r, Tz u C h i F o u n d a ti o n , P h i l ip p i n e sMichael (Mike) Siao is a long-time volunteer for Tzu Chi Foundation, a Buddhist relief
organization founded in Taiwan in 1966.
His volunteering experience with Tzu Chi Foundation can be traced as early as 1994 while hewas still a sophomore student at De La Salle University. Since then, he became one of theyoungest volunteers and program planners of Tzu Chi Foundation’s branch in the Philippines.
Some of his biggest contributions for the organization are programs that tackledenvironmental protection and volunteer empowerment. He has mentored many Tzu Chi
volunteers and has encouraged new members particularly the victims of calamities to turntheir life around as once receivers of help to givers.
Among the relief operations of Tzu Chi Foundation in which he had a significant role were in2009 during typhoon Ondoy and in 2013 during typhoon Yolanda. Following the principle ofcompassionate relief by Buddhist nun Master Cheng Yen, the programs he led that brought
most impact to the lives of many calamity victims include cash-for-work and volunteer
trainings.